Garment hanger



lum 26, w23. www@ W. M. P. TARR GARMENT HANGER Filed Allg. 19 1922 Parenteel .time ae, ieee.

WALTER M. P. TARE, 0F LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARIVIENT HANGER.

Application led August 19, 1922. Seria] No. 583,019.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER M. IIJ..TAR R, a citizen of the United States, residing 1n Lowell, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented .an Improvement in Garment Hangers, of which the following description, in connectlon with the accompanying drawings, 1s a spee1- fication, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to a garment hanger and particularly to a hanger for ladies dresses, and has for its object to provide the same with a novel clamping device by means of which the dress may be secured in a xed position on the hanger.

The clamping device is constructed so as to be readily applied to and detached from the hanger, and is therefore capable of being applied to the hangers now 1 n use.

To this end, the clamping device is made of metal, preferably wire, and is constructed so as to obtain a three point bearing or engagement of the clamping device'with the hanger, that is, the clamping device 1s constructed to engage the upper surface of the hanger at two points separated from each other and to engagethe under surface of the hanger at an intermediate point.

In the preferred construction, the clamping device is provided with two spring arms or members extended in opposite directions and having at their free ends fingers, which are extended at an angle to said spring arms and transversely of the hanger to engage the upper surface of the hangeron opposite sides of the longitudinal center of said hanger.

The inner ends of the spring arms are connected together by a member which isdesigned to pass under the hanger and engage the under surface thereof.

These and other features of this invention will be pointed out in-the claims at the end of this specification.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a hanger provided with a clamping device embodyin this invention.

ig. 2, a front elevation of the clamping device shown in Fig. 1 removed from the han er.

Fig. 3, a section on the 'line 3 3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4, a section on the line 4 4, Fig. 1.

Fig. 5, a. front elevation of a modified form of clamping device, with the hanger shown in dotted lines, and` Fig. 6, a section on the line 6-6, Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, a represents av hanger for ladies dresses, which is such as is now used in large numbers in stores, and is usually made as a curved relatively thin piece of wood having a suitable hook b, by which the hanger and a dress supported thereby is suspended.

The hanger a has cooperating with it a clamping device having a three point engagement therewith.

The clamping device shown in Fig. 1 is provided with two spring arms 10, 12, which have'at their outer or free ends fingers 13, see Fig. 4, which are extended at an angle to the arms 10,12 and transversely of the hanger a upon whose upper surface they bear at two points on opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the hanger. The inner ends of the spring arms 10, 12, are connected together by a member which engages the under surface of the hanger between the upper bearing points and which is held against said under surface by the spring arms. The connecting member referred to may andipreferably will be made as herein shown and consists of two upright portions 15, which are located on one side of the hanger a, two upright portions 16, located on the opposite side of the hanger a, intermediate portions 17 connecting the uprightv portions 15, 16, and an intermediate portion 2O connecting the upright portions 16.

The intermediate portions 17 are designed vto engage the under Asurface of the hanger a and form the intermediate bearing for the clamping member.

The upright portions 15 are designed to engage the front surface of the hanger a, and the upright portions 16 may engage the rear surface of said hanger, but in order to enable the clamping device to be used with hangers,'which ma vary in thickness within limits, it is pre erred to make the `inter mediate portions 17 of sufficient length to permit hangers of different thickness to pass between the upright portions 15, 16, and to rovide for engaging the rear surface of the Ihanger by making the intermediateA portion 2G yielding or as a spring member, which may be effected by bending the intermediate portion 20 after the manner shown in Figs. 1 2 and 8, or by bending inwardly the upright portions 16, as represented in` Fig. 6. The upright portions 15, 16 constitute side gripping members as they frictionally grip the opposite sides of the hanger., The portionsl? connecting the upright portions 15, 16, constitute a bearing member for engaging the under surface of the hanger against which it is held by spring arms 10, 12.7

The bearing fingers 13 may and preferably will be curved as represented in Fig. 4: and made longer than the thickness ofthe hanger, and are preferably provided with a covering 21 of rubber or other material. The curved fingersy 13 serve to prevent the finger slipping laterally on the garment or hanger, and thereby avoid danger of injuring the garment.

In operation, the spring arms are lifted away from the hanger by the operator moving theupright portions 15 toward each other, and for this purpose, the upright portions 15 are made long enough to extend above the upper surface of the hanger a substantial distance so that they may be graspedbetween the thumb and a finger of the hand and thus be moved toward each other to-lift the fingers 13 away from the hanger which is thus rendered free to beinserted into the neck opening of the dress until the latter passes under the lifted spring arms, which are then released by the operator, and clamp the dress between them and the hanger. i

In this manner, the dress is securely fastened to the hanger at opposite sides of the neck opening, so that the dress` may be displayed to the customer yto goodl advanta e. i.

he clamping device is readily attached to and detached from the hanger, for it is readily applied by movingthespringl arms 10, 12 laterally so as to allow the hanger to have its under surface engaged with the .bearing portions 17 of the intermediate member of the clamping device, after which the spring arms 10, 12 are released and their fingers 13 engaged with the upper surface of the hanger. The clamping device may be disengaged by moving either spring arm 10, 12 laterally and pushing the clamping device down ofi of the hanger.

It will be observed, that the clamping device is engaged with vthe upper surface of the hanger lat two points spaced apart, and with the underpsurface at a. pointbetween theupper bearing points, and that therefore ing or engagement with the hanger, two of said points being on one surface of the hanger and the third being on an opposite surface of the hanger and intermediate said two points.

having an intermediate member connecting A the inner ends of said spring arms and provided with a portion extended under the lower surface of the hanger, and with upright portions in frictional engagement with the opposite sides of said hanger between the bearing points on the first-mentioned surface of the said hanger to co-operate therewith in retaining the clamping device on saidv hanger,'the upright portions on one side of the hanger extending above the hanger to form finger grips by which the spring arms are moved toward each other tolift the laterally extended fingers from the hanger.l

2. The combination with a garment hanger, of a clamping device having spring arms extended in opposite directions with their free ends bearing on one surface of the hanger, and having an intermediate member connecting said spring arms and provided with a portion extended under the lower surface of the hanger and with upright portions in frictional engagement with the opposite sides of saidl hanger between the bearing points on the first-mentioned surface of said hanger to co-operate therewith in retaining the clamping device on said hanger." y

3. The, combination with a arment hanger', of a one-piece clamping device having spring arms extended in opposite directions withv their free ends bearing on one surface of theV hanger, and having an intermediate member connecting said spring arms and having portions extended across thesurface of the hanger opposite to that Iengaged by said spring arms to form a bearing member and having upright portions in frictional engagement with the opposite lsides of the said hanger to form side griphping members, to co-operate with said spring arms in retaining the clamping device on said hanger. the clamping device has a three point bearl l1:.The combination with a garment hanger, of a clamping device cooperatingI therewith and provided with means for bearlingupon one surface of the hanger at two oints spaced apart and wit-My means for caring upon the opposite si "face ef the hanger at a third point intermediate said two bearing points, and havin means for gripping the .opposite sideso the han er at said intermediate point, said means ing connected together to be applied to and removed from the said hanger as a unit.

5. A one-piece clamping device for garment hangers, comprising spring arms extended in opposite directions for engagement with one surface of the hanger at two points, and an intermediate member connecting said spring arms and having npright portions spaced apart for location on and engagement with the opposite sides of' the hanger, and a portion connecting said upright portions for engaging the surface of said hanger opposite to that with which the said spring arms are engaged and cooperating with said spring arms in retaining the clampin device on said hanger. v

6. The combmation with a garment hanger, .of a one-piece clamping device c0- operating therewith and comprising spring arms extended in opposite directions and provided at their free ends with laterally extended fingers to bear upon the upper surface of said hanger and having their real endselevated above said hanger, and an intermediate member connecting said spring arms and having an upright portion extended from the elevated rear ends of said spring arms to the underside of said hanger on one side thereof and having a bearing portion extended across the under surface of said hanger t0 engage therewith and having an upright portionon the opposite side of said han er, said upright portions of said interme iate member being ih frictional engagement with the opposite sides of said hanger, and said bearing portion being held rif-ii in engagement with the under surface of the hanger by said spring arms.

7. Thecombination with a garmenttheir rear ends elevated away from said upper surface, and having members for gripping the opposite sides of the hanger, and a bearing member connecting said gripping members and extended lunder the hanger, the gripping members on one side of the hanger being connected with the elevated rear end of the spring arms to hold the bearing member up against the under surface of the hanger".

8. A clamping device for garment hangers having s ring arms provided at their outer ends wit transversely extended fingers to bear upon the upper surface of the hanger at two points spaced apart, and having an intermediate gripping and bearing member provided with gripping members for engaging the opposite sides of the hanger and with bearing members extended under the hanger and connecting said sidegripping members, the side gripping members on one side of the hanger being extended above the hanger and connected with the inner ends of thespring arms, whereby the said bearing members are held up against the under surface of the hanger `by said spring arms to cause the hanger to be engaged on its under surface at a point intermediate the points of the upper surface upon which the transverse fingers bear.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication.

WALTER M. P. TARR.. 

